A female gray wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct in 1924, state wildlife officials said Wednesday. The gray pups were born this spring in Lassen National Forest to a female wolf of unknown origins. Her mate is the...

Ice Cube loved the idea. Then again, it was his idea. The sports fan-turned-rapper-turned-actor believed a new basketball league — the BIG3 — could thrive; one where former NBA stars, like Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups, could fill the summer sports void in a new 3-on-3 format. Of course, new sports leagues are created all...

In his first appearance as a Yankee, Sonny Gray saw his defense implode in the very first inning and then watched the offense bust out the lumber for all of one run. And that was one run more than the Yankees gave him for support in his second start after being traded from Oakland. So...

TORONTO — Two starts into his Yankees career, Sonny Gray might be wondering what the person who dubbed his new team the Bronx Bombers was smoking. In his Yankees debut last week, his new teammates provided Gray with one run in addition to committing three errors in the first inning. At least he was pitted...